Combat Commander

[berettabone]

If I was savvy enough to get pictures off of Armslist, I would post them. There is a guy in my area, who says that he saw a picture of a Combat Commander in a 93 edition of American Handgunner magazine. It had been reworked by a company called Evolution Gun Works in Doylestown, Pa. He fell in love with the firearm pic, so he purchased a Commander, and took it to them and had it reworked just like the one in the magazine. He now has it for sale for $1500. Anyone familiar with this co.?

[Tinman507]

I think they're now located in Quakertown, PA (20 miles from Doylestown)
Don't know them personally but I do know folks who have purchased parts and stuff.

https://egwguns.com/wecs.php

[Bawanna]

I don't have any first hand experience with them but they come up often in discussion around here. Seem to have a good reputation and do neat stuff.

[gb6491]

EGW has a good rep on the various forums I read. I've ordered parts from them and have generally been pleased with the function/fit/quality. The one part I had an issue (cosmetic) with was handled by the owner. He quickly sent me a replacement along with a prepaid label to return the other. I wouldn't hesitate to do business with them again.
Here's their oversize bushing and guide rod in my OACP:
http://i44.tinypic.com/2vc7vrm.jpg
Regards,
Greg

BTW: Is this the Combat Commander in question?
http://www.armslist.com/posts/2545185/green-bay-wisconsin-handguns-for-sale--colt----combat-commander--45-acp-egw-custom-45-acp

[CJB]

I'm not sure how EGW does their .45 Combat Commander's, but I'll vouch for the company being good, making good products, and being very good to deal with.

I've been using their bolt on plunger tubes, and they're a joy to use, and easy to fit with 4-40 screws. They bolt on, and thats that. They do not come off.

I've been using their "hard sear" for the 1911 and the Browning HP. These are correctly set, and very hard, and very tough. Not much is needed for the 1911 if you have a good hammer. Just spring tweakage. For the BHP, you still have the awful sear/hammer angles. They cannot be overcome, but the long hard sear gets the angles to the best you'll get out of a BHP. You get a decent - and lasting - trigger.

I've used their bushings, especially their Officer's bushing, and recoil spring plungers. I also bought a couple of 1911 barrels from them, which were make-ups they did for Sig as full match barrels, and leftover stock. They're good barrels, every bit as good as Bar-Sto's.

Thats about it. Really, no complaints. If they did work on a Combat Commander, the only thing you need to determine as a buyer, is what the work was, and if it's the kind of work you would want, so I can't comment on the price, but I'm sure the quality of the work is good.